We've noticed that locally grown produce tends to be a LOT more expensive than imported varieties. Our rudimentary knowledge of economics (some might say lack thereof) would assume the opposite, that costs would be decreased for production locally. But take a look at these mangos:
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So we made the destination of our first vacation since moving to Okinawa to visit loved ones back in the US! I know, I know, we want to check out Asia while we're here, but we can't help that we're lovers! ;-) We had a GREAT trip too, so we're glad we did it. We began our 2 weeks with a long weekend at a house on Lake Oconee in Buckhead, GA, setting for Betsy's 10-yr CA class reunion. There were 10 former classmates in attendance (average CA class size was about 16), many with spouses & even kids. It was so much fun. We almost won the prize for farthest trip also, but Kelly beat us, coming all the way from Manila!
From there we headed to Birmingham, Alabama for 3 nights to visit family & friends. Our close friends Ludwig & Ana flew in from RDU to visit us for a full day. While in B'ham, we managed to squeeze in such things as a McWane Center visit & some yummy lunch at Surin West, plus many more adventures that we forgot to document photographically! We then went to Atlanta for 2 nights & Josh's family followed. Betsy had to spend 16 hrs of 2 days at a continuing ed course (conveniently close to Josh's Grandma's house). Josh got to go to 6 Flags with his siblings & nephew, but the whole family found time for a delicious Caribbean dinner at a golden restaurant discovery by John! Upon departure from Atlanta, we kidnapped our 6-yr-old nephew Jordan (not really, his mom gave her consent). First stop was 2 nights (but only 1 day) in Fayetteville, NC with close friends Lisa & Alex. We had fun in the sun at a park near their house, followed by a fantabulous dinner at one of our favorite restaurants in the world, The Mash House! (We turned the camera over to Jordan around halfway thru this album! He's got some talent, huh?) And our last 4 days were spent in SC with Betsy's family. First stop was her cousin 's family in Columbia, the Jackson 5! We only got to spend about 4-5 hours with Carolyn & Bryan but we had a great time playing with little boys. Somehow our camera was completely neglected (perhaps we were distracted?) while we were there or else we'd prove how yummy our falafels were! ;-)
Our childhood friend from boarding school (CA) in Venezuela, Kelly Schlonecker, came to visit us for a week en route back to visit her family/friends in the US for the summer (she lives/works in Manila currently). We had a great time with her & she made sure we took lots of photos!
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